Sachs jumps to the conclusion twiners and tendrils are similar from the Menispermum that twined without a stick. Akebia grows down a stick; not only the free end is involved.

Sleeping plants.

Experiments on effects of removing "bloom" from leaves and fruit.

Invites CD and Mrs Darwin to stay at his home if they plan to attend the International Congress of Anthropological Sciences, 16–21 August, and the seventh session of the French Association for the Advancement of Science, 22–9 August.

CD elected corresponding member in the botanical section of the Académie des Sciences, Paris. [See 11653.]

Observations on dimorphic and trimorphic plants of Scotland.

On fertilisation of Scrophularia nodosa.

CD’s election to the French Academy delights GB. Nationalistic prejudices have at last been overcome; congratulates him on what is now universal adoption of his views.

Congratulations on election to the French Academy of Sciences, Botany Section.

Congratulations on CD’s long-overdue election to the French Academy of Sciences.

Regrets not seeing CD.

Congratulates CD on election to French Academy.

The secretary of the Comision de Propaganda of the Institución Libre de Enseñanza, Madrid, asks CD to send list of his publications to the Society.

Discourses on the rights of animals.

Gives results of recently completed survey of islands in the Seychelle group mentioned in Coral reefs, 2d ed., pp. 243–4.

CD made an honorary member of the Royal Society for Medical and Natural Sciences of Brussels.

Sends a copy of a letter from Herbert Blakeway of Illinois, which accompanied a pig’s head with wattles.

Discusses the Castle Martin breed of Bos, the history of which shows parallels with the Himalayan rabbits.

Crossing experiments with common and Chinese geese. Offers CD geese if he wishes to repeat experiments.

GJR’s speech at Dublin [BAAS meeting] was an enormous success, with tremendous applause at mention of CD’s name at the finale.

Contraction of plant roots.

Sends pamphlet.

Thanks CD for his reply.

Thanks for letter on ALA’s qualifications for vacant chair of natural history.

Reports observations on deer which have larger left antlers than right, possibly for protection of heart.

Thanks for comments on his lecture ["Nervous system of Medusa"]

and for information [about J. R. L. Delboeuf, La psychologie (1876)].